Direct Messages on Instagram

There are two ways to send message on Instagram directly to a user – you can either use Instagram Direct message service or do it from your recipient’s profile page.

Instagram Direct

On the app’s home page locate Direct Message Instagram icon – it looks like a paper plane, see the top right corner of the screen. Tap it to open the messaging service’s screen.

Tap ‘New message’ at the bottom of the screen.Choose a person to talk to – they can be many.

Compose a message or tap the photo icon to the left of the text entry field to share a photo.
Tap ‘Send’ or the arrow icon in the corner, if you are sharing a picture.

Use Your Recipient’s Profile

Go to your recipient’s profile page – use either Search feature or just scroll through your newsfeed till you hit one of their posts and tap their name.

On the Profile page tap the three dots symbol in the top right corner.In the menu displayed choose ‘Send message’.

Step 3 are no different from step 3 described above.

That’s it – this is how to direct message on Instagram

In case you are still wondering why you would want to send messages to other Instagram users, consider the following:

It is an easier way to bring your friends’ attention to a photo.Sending a notification to their Direct inbox is more efficient than tagging them in comments and it provides better privacy.

You can create a discussion group.Your messages are available to the same set of people and they are threaded, so you don’t have to start the entire conversation anew.

It also makes it simpler to suggest accounts, hashtags and location pages to your friends.
For hashtags and location pages click the curved arrow in the top right corner of the screen; for accounts tap the three dots symbol and select ‘Share this profile’. The rest is easy.

Last, but not the least, for those who are using Instagram on Mac – many ask what would be the optimal way to post to Instagram from computer Mac owners could utilize. For example, is it possible to upload Instagram from Mac directly skipping all together the step where you have to get photos on your mobile device? Absolutely – if you have the right Instagram client for Mac.

Uplet is an Instagram app for MacBook Pro, as well as an Instagram app for Mac desktop and all kinds of Mac machines. The software allows you to upload multiple pictures at a time directly from Mac – you thus save yourself a lot of time and effort while retaining the original quality and resolution of your pictures.

The developer is known to keep up with the latest updates on Instagram, so it is likely that in the near future direct messaging feature will be integrated in the app, and you can send messages directly from Uplet.